3/26/25: Total collapse over texting scandal, heads should roll

-- On the Show: -- Epstein victims publicly say Jeffrey Epstein bragged that he was very good friends with Donald Trump -- Epstein survivors announce they will compile their own list of names connected to Epstein’s world -- Donald Trump angrily dismisses questions about the Epstein files as a Democrat hoax while reporters press him -- Gavin Newsom gains attention for directly challenging Trump and triggers him into angry posts -- Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo compares vaccine mandates to slavery and pushes anti-science rhetoric -- New jobs report shows more unemployed Americans than available jobs as Trump’s policies worsen the economy -- Trump calls Republican Congressman Thomas Massie an insurgent who should be taken out after Massie backs Epstein victims -- Trump posts bizarre late-night rants while appearing physically frail and denying Epstein victims’ accounts -- Marjorie Taylor Greene urges Trump to meet Epstein’s victims and supports releasing documents despite his resistance -- On the Bonus Show: National Guard deployed in DC losing morale, Fox bosses called Jeanine Pirro a "reckless maniac," Newsmax suing Fox News, and much more... 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or visit https://ffrf.us/school ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Epstein bragged about friendship with Trump   (06:20) Survivors plan their own Epstein client list   (11:39) Trump calls Epstein questions a Democrat hoax   (19:25) Newsom challenges Trump, triggers angry posts   (26:45) Florida’s Ladapo compares mandates to slavery   (32:50) Jobs report shows more unemployed than jobs   (38:01) Trump attacks Rep. Massie over Epstein support   (42:28) Trump posts frail, bizarre late-night rants   (50:44) Greene urges Trump to meet victims, release docs

4 Sep 56min

-- On the Show: -- Judge Charles Breyer rules that Donald Trump illegally used the U.S. military as a domestic police force and sets a precedent against future deployments -- Trump pressures Republicans to block a near-successful bipartisan push by Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna to force the release of hidden Jeffrey Epstein files -- David pushes back on accusations of selling out while rejecting claims he is adopting right-wing beliefs and criticizing purity-test leftists -- Trump lashes out on Truth Social with jealous posts as Xi Jinping Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un meet without him -- Trump gives a chaotic press conference filled with false claims rants about crime and boasts of exaggerated achievements -- Trump denies a video of garbage bags leaving White House windows calling it AI despite confirmation it was real contractor work -- Donald Trump tries to shift attention from visible health decline with a political move to relocate U.S. Space Command to Alabama -- Fox News medical contributor Marc Siegel defends Trump’s health at age 79 while ignoring past criticism of Joe Biden -- Trump is heard rasping and frail in new audio raising fresh concerns about COVID or other serious health issues -- On the Bonus Show: Epstein victims compiling their own client list, PragerU creates an AI Founding Fathers museum exhibit, CEO snatches a player's hat from a boy at a tennis match, and much more... 🌞 Sponsored by BetterHelp: Get 10% off your 1st month at https://betterhelp.com/pakmanshow ☕ Trade Coffee: Get 50% off a 1-month trial at https://drinktrade.com/pakman  🥐 Wildgrain: Use code PAKMAN for $30 off & free baked goods at https://wildgrain.com/pakman 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 🍷 Naked Wines: Use code PAKMAN to get 6 bottles for $39.99 at https://nakedwines.com/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow 00:00 — Judge rules Trump illegally used military at home 07:15 — Trump pressures GOP to block Epstein files release 17:15 — David rejects sellout claims and purity-test critics 23:00 — Trump rants as Xi, Putin, Kim meet without him 30:13 — Chaotic Trump press conference with false claims 39:23 — Trump denies real White House garbage bag video 45:41 — Trump shifts focus with Space Command move 50:02 — Fox doctor defends Trump’s health at 79 53:39 — New frail Trump audio sparks health concerns

3 Sep 58min

-- On the Show: -- David considers suing after Wired publishes allegations about Chorus influencing his content -- David questions whether pragmatic progressives and purity test progressives are truly part of the same movement -- Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Narendra Modi align at a global summit as American influence weakens under Donald Trump -- Wall Street tanks after a court rules Donald Trump’s global tariffs unconstitutional and repayment may be required -- The White House posts outdated photos to cover for Trump’s unexplained six-day disappearance -- Viral medical threads spark speculation that Trump has suffered mini strokes during his absence from public view -- Trump’s social media posts change style dramatically, fueling suspicions that someone else is writing for him -- Viral video shows heavy black bags tossed from a White House window raising questions about renovations or hidden medical waste -- Trump admits his administration is being ripped apart by internal battles over the COVID vaccine -- On the Bonus Show: Trump to give Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Americans lose faith in upward mobility, Oklahoma unveils "America First" teaching test, and much more... 👩‍❤️‍👨 Try the Paired App FREE for 7 days and get 25% OFF at https://paired.com/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 27% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman  -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow

2 Sep 57min

LABOR DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM JULY 28, 2025 -- On the Show: -- David hosts a Substack Live with Heather Cox Richardson -- Donald Trump faces mounting fallout from the Epstein files as comparisons to Watergate raise questions about his legacy -- Donald Trump delivers a rambling and incoherent rant about windmills and whales during a global press appearance -- Tulsi Gabbard lashes out after her attempt to reframe Russiagate with declassified documents fails to gain traction -- Donald Trump fumbles basic questions and dodges Epstein inquiries in what might be his most disastrous press conference yet -- Donald Trump appears unwell and rants about nuclear dust while dodging questions on Gaza and free speech -- Senator Markwayne Mullin is fact-checked live by Jake Tapper after falsely blaming Obama for Epstein’s 2008 plea deal -- Benny Johnson’s explosive subscriber growth on YouTube raises major red flags about possible artificial inflation strategies -- On the Bonus Show: Trump caught cheating at golf, Pete Hegseth ordered to stop lie-detecting staff, Lauren Boebert defends her son over child abuse allegations, and much more... 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 🔊 Babbel language learning: Get up to 60% OFF at https://babbel.com/pakman-- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow

1 Sep 1h 20min

-- On the Bonus Show: Hispanic voters turning on Trump, Cracker Barrel's new logo sparks MAGA outrage, Florida cities ordered to remove rainbow crosswalks, and much more... Become a Member: https://www.davidpakman.com/membership  Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com/  Buy David's book: https://davidpakman.com/book

30 Aug 16min

-- On the Show: -- Rep. Barry Moore refuses to answer who pays Trump’s tariffs and Rep. Mark Alford is confronted by a farmer over losses caused by those tariffs -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr blames antidepressants and transgender transitions for violence instead of addressing guns after a Minnesota mass shooting -- Donald Trump posts on Truth Social boasting about Republican fundraising and predicting a huge victory in the midterms -- Blue states could cripple red states by quietly withholding financial support instead of pursuing an impossible formal secession -- The White House uses Ronny Jackson, a disgraced former Navy doctor and current congressman, to declare Donald Trump the healthiest president ever despite visible health concerns -- A discussion about Democratic elected officials failing to connect with voters and independent media -- Speculation grows that JD Vance is positioning himself for the presidency as Trump’s health problems and age raise succession questions -- The Friday Feedback segment -- On the Bonus Show: Trump revokes Kamala Harris's Secret Service Protection. a bizarre Fox News segment about Cracker Barrel's logo change, and much more... 💵 Sponsored by Ridge Wallet: Use code PAKMAN for 10% off at https://ridge.com/pakman 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 27% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com/ -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow

29 Aug 59min

-- On the Show: -- David responds to a Wired article that names him and other creators in connection with the progressive group Chorus and clarifies there is no content control or direction from the organization -- Trey Gowdy says on Fox News that the country must confront keeping firearms out of the hands of young men after school shootings while Sean Hannity suggests metal detectors as the answer -- Congressman Josh Brecheen faces angry constituents at a town hall who challenge him on false claims about the Trump economy and demand answers about high drug and grocery prices -- Grocery prices rise as stores pass Trump’s new tariffs directly to consumers undermining his promises that foreign countries would pay for them -- Rising prices, layoffs, and tariffs create inflation and early signs of a downturn that could become a severe Trump recession -- A federal judge orders the closure of Trump and Ron DeSantis’s $245 million Everglades detention camp exposing waste and donor enrichment -- Gavin Newsom uses Elon Musk’s Grok AI and Trump’s repeated falsehoods to suggest Trump shows signs of dementia sparking viral reactions -- Trump claims Washington restaurants are booming, but data shows his crackdown and rising costs are actually hurting the industry -- Congressman Mike Collins is caught on a hot mic saying Trump’s name is in Jeffrey Epstein’s files -- After Robert F. Kennedy Jr fires CDC Director Susan Monarez, four top officials resign in protest, accusing the administration of pushing anti-science policies -- Japan’s top trade negotiator cancels a planned Washington visit, citing “technical” issues with the deal, exposing Trump’s weakened leverage after cutting tariffs from 25% to 15% without securing concessions -- On the Bonus Show: Putin escalates strikes against Ukraine, prosecutors are unable to get an indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, 25 countries suspend postal service to the US over tariffs, and much more... 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or visit https://ffrf.us/school ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman 🌳 MyHeritage: Discover your family roots for FREE for 14 days at https://davidpakman.com/myheritage -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com/ -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow

28 Aug 1h 2min

-- On the Show: -- Democrat Catelin Drey defeats Republican Christopher Prosch in an Iowa Senate special election flipping a Trump district and ending the GOP supermajority -- Donald Trump deploys more than 2,200 National Guard troops from multiple states to collect trash in Washington DC as part of a beautification mission -- The White House pushes back as questions mount over Donald Trump’s health after visible bruises, swelling, and cognitive slip-ups -- Trump makes false claims about crime, autism, prescription drugs, and restaurants while Robert F Kennedy Jr rants about radioactive shrimp during a chaotic cabinet meeting -- Cabinet officials and allies, including Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem, Kelly Loeffler, and others, lavish praise on Donald Trump in an extraordinary display of flattery -- Support among young men who backed Trump in 2024 collapses as economic struggles, immigration raids, and broken promises sour his appeal -- California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly raises concerns about Trump’s mental fitness -- Trump mocks Gavin Newsom’s hand movements while Newsom fires back online -- Trump posts a series of late night Truth Social rants boasting about fundraising, crime, and attacking Seth Meyers -- Charlie Kirk tells Taylor Swift to reject feminism and submit to her fiancé, Travis Kelce, in a bizarre rant about their engagement -- On the Bonus Show: Trump signs an executive order against flag burning, Trump wants to change the Defense Department's name to the Department of War, US threatens to withhold funding from states over truck driver English proficiency rules, and much more... 💰 Kikoff helps you build your credit! Get your first month for $1 at https://getkikoff.com/pakman 🥦 Lumen lets you master your metabolism. GET 15% OFF at https://lumen.me/pakman 🤖 Sponsored by Venice: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off a Pro Account at https://venice.ai/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code PAKMAN for $30 off & free baked goods at https://wildgrain.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com/ -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow

27 Aug 1h 4min